This article has reviewed many of the landmark discoveries in the diagnosis and management of carpal injuries and disease. It is apparent that much investigation remains to be done to advance our understanding of this complex joint.
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Hand Surg Rehabil
January 2025
AOU di Modena - SC Chirurgia della Mano, Italy.
Most patients with post-traumatic and/or degenerative wrist arthritis present with pain and limitation of activities of daily living. Wrist denervation using a two-incision technique is an alternative to proximal row carpectomy and partial or total wrist arthrodesis. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether two-incision denervation is a valid procedure for reducing pain in wrist arthritis of different etiologies.
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January 2025
Musculoskeletal Translational Innovation Initiative, Carl J. Shapiro Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common compression neuropathy. The median nerve contains sensory, motor, and sympathetic fibers. Involvement of the different fibers of the median nerve in CTS may vary; hence, one of the sensory, motor, or autonomic dysfunctions may be dominant.
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January 2025
Orthopaedic Department, Martina Hansens Hospital, Norway.
The latest generation of wrist arthroplasties provides good clinical function and pain relief with an acceptable revision/reoperation rate. The procedure is complex and technically demanding, both for the surgeon and the patient. The available implants (with the exception of one) have not been developed or refined in the last decade, which reduces the versatility and ability to adapt to specific patient anatomy, to manage implant/treatment problems and to perform successful revisions.
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January 2025
Hand & Wrist Unit, Genolier Campus, Vaud, Switzerland.
J Hand Surg Eur Vol
January 2025
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
This study describes the patterns and prevalence of advanced osteoarthritis of the wrist. Bilateral wrist radiographs of 1327 patients over the age of 40 years were reviewed. Osteoarthritis was present in 228 (17%) patients (368 wrists).
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